American Football League All-Star game
E880261
The American Football League All-Star Game was an annual exhibition matchup featuring the AFL’s top players, similar to a modern all-star or Pro Bowl game.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Football League All-Star Game | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football exhibition game
ⓘ
all-star game ⓘ |
| 1965GameRelocatedTo | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 1965RelocatedStadium | Jeppesen Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
AFL All-Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AFL All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | television in the United States ⓘ |
| conference1 | AFL Eastern Division all-stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference2 | AFL Western Division all-stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactType | full-contact ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility | players under contract to American Football League teams ⓘ |
| era | pre-merger professional football ⓘ |
| finalEdition | 1969 ⓘ |
| finalSeason | 1969 AFL season ⓘ |
| firstGameDate | January 7, 1962 ⓘ |
| firstGameSeasonRepresented | 1961 AFL season GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstLocation | San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStadium | Balboa Stadium GENERATED ⓘ |
| format | all-star exhibition ⓘ |
| gameType | postseason exhibition ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to modern NFL all-star games ⓘ |
| inception | 1961 ⓘ |
| inceptionSeason | 1961 AFL season ⓘ |
| lastGameDate | January 18, 1970 ⓘ |
| lastGameSeasonRepresented | 1969 AFL season ⓘ |
| lastLocation | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastStadium | Astrodome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | professional ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1965 boycott by players in New Orleans over racial discrimination ⓘ |
| numberOfEditions | 9 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | American Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType | professional American football players ⓘ |
| playedAfterSeason | AFL season ⓘ |
| playedOn | outdoor gridiron ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | AFC–NFC Pro Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | AFL–NFL merger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition | American Football League Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | AFC–NFC Pro Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | American Football League rules ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | season performance in AFL ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | top players from American Football League teams ⓘ |
| similarTo | NFL Pro Bowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamStructure | East vs. West ⓘ |
| typicalDate | January ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.